street fighter
nounDefinition of street fighter
: a tough belligerent person
a political street fighter
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The true love story here is between two women in the palace guard, Roshni (Sango Tajima), the scrappy street fighter, and Hamida (Emma Van Lare), the loyal and innocent one. — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, "Review: Swashbuckling world premiere ‘House of Joy’ hits and misses at Cal Shakes," 19 Aug. 2019 The Southern Poverty Law Center has identified 15 hate groups active in Oregon -- including the Proud Boys, the right-wing street fighters organizing a high-profile protest this coming Saturday, August 17, in downtown Portland. — oregonlive.com, "We surveyed Oregon’s Congressional leaders about hate crimes. This is what they said.," 14 Aug. 2019 And in one of my first debates, Jake, I was called a street fighter from the iron range by my opponent. — NBC News, "Democratic debate transcript: July 30, 2019," 31 July 2019 Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence. — Tyler Mccarthy, Fox News, "Ruby Rose gets emotional about LGBT superhero casting: 'I never saw someone on TV I could identify with'," 9 Aug. 2018 Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence. — Tyler Mccarthy, Fox News, "Ruby Rose gets emotional about LGBT superhero casting: 'I never saw someone on TV I could identify with'," 9 Aug. 2018 Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Ruby Rose Will Play Batwoman on the CW," 7 Aug. 2018 Kiev supporters said their rivals were busing in street fighters dressed as clergymen; the Moscow arm said its opponents were bolstered by nationalist groups. — James Marson, WSJ, "Ukraine Churchgoers Gain Powerful Ally in Challenge to Moscow," 12 Sep. 2018 Getting doxed as a neo-Nazi street fighter will ruin your life, forever. — German Lopez, Vox, "Unite the Right 2018 was a pathetic failure," 12 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'street fighter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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